Hotel Update – Important!!
Our conference hotel: Just 2.5mi. from the ESSL, has extended a low group rate for our members as long as they reserve by June 15. Contact them – Holiday Inn Frederick-Conf Ctr. at Francis Scott Key Mall, 5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick, MD 21703 Phone: (301) 694-7500 Fax: (301) 694-0589. NOTE: Not the Holiday Inn Express.
Travel directions to hotel:
Driving: From I-270 Exit 31A to Rt 85 N. Turn right at first light (Spectrum Drive). Bear right immediately onto Holiday Drive. Hotel is on the right. From I-70 Exit 53A to I-270 S. Take exit 31A to Rt 85 N. Turn right at first light (Spectrum Drive). Bear right immediately onto Holiday Drive. Hotel is on the right.
By air: Shuttles are available for $85 from three airports: Dulles (IAD), Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA).
June 15th is the deadline for hotel rooms. After this date they are released and will no longer be held for MAPS delegates or vendors.
There are about 25 rooms still available each day for July 17th, 18th, and 19th.
There are about 12 rooms still available for Tuesday night – July 16th.
If you decide to stay over on Monday or Tuesday ask the ‘in house’ reservations to be “added to the MAPS Planetarium Conference” block of rooms. It will get you the lower rate.
If you get someone who is unable to give you the lower rate for the Tuesday night room, tell them they are allowed to ‘push the conference cost of the rooms’ to Tuesday night.
Please – follow these registration guidelines. It should reduce difficulties.
1) Call the Frederick Holiday Inn Conference hotel directly – 301-694-7500.
2) Ask for ‘in house’ reservations – when they transfer you ask “Is this the in house reservations for the Frederick Holiday Inn and Conference Center?”
Make sure you don’t get transferred to an off site location!
3) Ask for “MAP Planetarium Conference.”
4) If you decide to stay over on Monday and/or Tuesday ask to be “added to the MAPS Planetarium Conference” block of rooms. It will get you the lower rate.
5) If they tell you they are booked. You might want to reserve a room at the over flow site – the Holiday Inn Express and let me know right away to make sure they didn’t mess up. 301-695-2881.
But first read . . . . .
The Convoluted Part:
The hotel will be booked for Tuesday night and will be booked for Friday night after the MAPS block of rooms is secured.
If you desire a Tuesday night room and it is actually booked, ask if Wed-Fri. rooms are still available. If there are rooms available for you Wed-Fri. You can decide if you want them to bump you over to the Holiday Inn Express for Tuesday night and move to the conference hotel on Wednesday. Or stay at the Holiday Inn Express. (Cost $99 includes breakfast)
6) If you have any questions e-mail Jeffrey.grills@fcps.org or call Jeff Grills (240-236-2694)